Patents Examined by Binta M. Robinson
  • Patent number: 7678809
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of the formula (I) wherein A, R1, R2, R3, R4 and X1 are as disclosed herein. The compounds have affinity for the ORL1 receptor and are useful in the treatment of chronic and acute pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Donald Kyle, Richard R. Goehring, Bin Shao
  • Patent number: 7678819
    Abstract: The invention relates to radiolabeled compounds and their use in methods of imaging amyloid deposits, as well as to methods of their manufacture. The invention also relates to compounds for inhibiting the aggregation of amyloid proteins that form amyloid deposits, methods for delivering therapeutic agents to amyloid deposits, as well as methods of making compounds that inhibit the aggregation of amyloid proteins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
    Inventors: Hank F. Kung, Mei Ping Kung
  • Patent number: 7674936
    Abstract: Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, their N-oxides and agriculturally suitable salts wherein J is a phenyl ring, a 5- or 6-membered heteroaromatic ring or an aromatic 8-, 9- or 10-membered fused carbobicyclic or heterobicyclic ring system wherein each ring or ring system is substituted with from one to four substituents independently selected from R5; K is —NR1C(=A)-, —N?C(GR6)— or —NR1SO2—; L is —C(?B)NR2—, —C(GR6)?N—, —SO2NR2—, —C(?B)O— or —C(?B)—; and A, B, G, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and n are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are methods for controlling invertebrate pests comprising contacting the pests or their environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound of Formula I and compositions containing the compounds of Formula I. Intermediate compounds useful in preparing the compounds of Formula I are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: E.I. du Pont De Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Kenneth Andrew Hughes, George Philip Lahm, Thomas Paul Selby, Benjamin Kenneth Smith, William Thomas Zimmerman
  • Patent number: 7671066
    Abstract: The invention relates to inhibitors of the phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) enzyme. More particularly, the invention relates to compounds that are derivatives of 1-phenyl-2-pyridynyl alkylene alcohols, methods of preparing such compounds, compositions containing them and therapeutic use thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Gabriele Amari, Elisabetta Armani, Eleonora Ghidini
  • Patent number: 7671065
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to novel pyridine derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in the treatment of disorders related to ion channels such as potassium channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V.
    Inventors: Nareshkumar Jain, Jiayi Xu, Zhihua Sui
  • Patent number: 7642356
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for preparing a beta-keto ester compound of formula (1), which is an intermediate for the synthesis of quinolone antibiotics. Particularly, the present invention is characterized by the reaction of an organo nitrile compound with a salt of mono-alkyl malonate in the presence of metal salt, and so the reaction is easy to control due to its endothermic nature, and is devoid of lachrymatory reagents with excellent reproducibility. Subsequent in situ hydrolysis in the presence of aqueous acid solution provided the compound of formula (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: LG Life Sciences Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun Ik Shin, Bo Seung Choi, Jae Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 7625896
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the compounds of formula I: their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, enantiomeric forms, diastereoisomers and racemates, the preparation of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their manufacture, as well as the use of such compounds in the control or prevention of illnesses such as cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Lothar Kling, Ulrike Reiff, Manfred Schwaiger, Georg Tiefenthaler, Wolfgang von der Saal, Thomas von Hirschheydt
  • Patent number: 7622489
    Abstract: The present invention relates to tetrahydropyridine compounds that are useful for treating cellular proliferative diseases, for treating disorders associated with KSP kinesin activity, and for inhibiting KSP kinesin. The invention also related to compositions which comprise these compounds, and methods of using them to treat cancer in mammals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Fraley, Robert M. Garbaccio, Christy M. Olson, Edward S. Tasber
  • Patent number: 7618996
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula (I) that act as antagonists at the mu, kappa and/or delta opioid receptors and therefore useful in the treatment of diseases, conditions and/or disorders that benefit from such antagonism in animals are described herein. where R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Roger B. Ruggeri, George T. Magnus-Aryitey
  • Patent number: 7618965
    Abstract: Compounds represented by Formula (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or N-oxide thereof, wherein A, Q, Y, R1, R2, and R5 are defined herein, are useful in the treatment of tumors and cancers such as mastocytosis/mast cell leukemia, gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST), germ cell tumors, small cell lung carcinoma (SCLC), sinonasal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, testicular cancer (seminoma), thyroid carcinoma, malignant melanoma, ovarian carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), breast carcinoma, pediatric T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, neuroblastoma, mast cell leukemia, angiosarcoma, anaplastic large cell lymphoma, endometrial carcinoma, and prostate carcinoma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2009
    Assignee: OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Crew, An-Hu Li, Bijoy Panicker
  • Patent number: 7608720
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of 2-amino-methylpyridine derivatives of the formula (I), comprising reacting in a first step 2-substituted pyridine derivatives of the formula (II), with a nitroalkane of the formula (III), in the presence of a base resulting in 2-nitromethylpyridine derivatives of the formula (IV) and hydrogenating these 2-nitromethylpyridine derivatives of the formula (IV) in a second step in the presence of a catalyst and in the presence of an acid, where in the formulae n, X, Y, R1, R2 and A are as defined in the description.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: Bayer Cropscience AG
    Inventors: Jorn Stolting, Brian Burton
  • Patent number: 7601712
    Abstract: A compound represented by formula (I) wherein the symbols in the formula are the same meanings as those in specification, salts thereof, solvates thereof, or prodrugs thereof binds to DP receptor and shows antagonistic activity for DP receptor. Thus, it is useful for prevention and/or treatment of diseases such as allergic disease (e.g., allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis, bronchial asthma and food allergy), systemic mastocytosis, disorders accompanied by systemic mast cell activation, anaphylaxis shock, bronchoconstriction, urticaria, eczema, diseases accompanied by itch (e.g., atopic dermatitis and urticaria), diseases (e.g., cataract, retinal detachment, inflammation, infection and sleeping disorders) which is generated secondarily as a result of behavior accompanied by itch (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Atsushi Naganawa, Maki Iwahashi, Atsushi Kinoshita, Atsushi Shimabukuro, Seiji Ogawa, Koji Yano, Kaoru Kobayashi, Yutaka Okada, Yoko Kishida, Shouji Kawauchi, Kohki Tsukamoto, Yoko Matsunaga, Fumio Nambu
  • Patent number: 7592358
    Abstract: Alkyne compounds having MCH-receptor antagonistic activity, which are useful for preparing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of metabolic disorders and/or eating disorders, particularly obesity and diabetes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Stenkamp, Stephan Georg Mueller, Philipp Lustenberger, Thorsten Lehmann-Lintz, Gerald Juergen Roth, Klaus Rudolf, Marcus Schindler, Leo Thomas, Ralf Lotz
  • Patent number: 7592460
    Abstract: Disclosed are colorant compounds of the formula wherein R is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an arylalkyl group, or an alkylaryl group, and wherein R can be joined to the phenyl moiety to form a ring, each R?, independently of the others, is a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a nitrile group, a nitro group, an amide group, or a sulfonamide group, z is an integer of 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4, n is an integer representing the number of carbon atoms in each repeat alkylene oxide unit, x is an integer representing the number of repeat alkylene oxide units, and A and B each, independently of the other, are hydrogen atoms, halogen atoms, tertiary amino groups, imine groups, ammonium groups, cyano groups, pyridine groups, pyridinium groups, ether groups, ester groups, amide groups, sulfate groups, sulfonate groups, sulfide groups, sulfoxide groups, phosphine groups, phosphonium groups, phosphate groups, nitrile groups, mercapto groups, nitro groups, sulfone groups, acyl groups, azo groups, cyanato groups, al
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery H. Banning, Donald R. Titterington, Clifford R. King
  • Patent number: 7589120
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): Wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as described herein. The invention also relates to a method for preparing the aforementioned compounds and to their therapeutic application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Francis Barth, Christian Congy, Jean-Philippe Ducoux, Murielle Rinaldi-Carmona
  • Patent number: 7585879
    Abstract: This invention provides compounds of formula I: wherein a, b, c, d, m, n, p, s, t, W, Ar1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R6, R7, and R8 are as defined in the specification. The compounds of formula I are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes and intermediates for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat pulmonary disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Theravance, Inc.
    Inventors: Mathai Mammen, Yu-Hua Ji, YongQi Mu, Craig Husfeld, Li Li
  • Patent number: 7585974
    Abstract: Compounds complying with the general formula in which R either represents a halogen atom or a phenyl group substituted by one or more groups chosen from halogen atoms and (C1-C6)alkyl, (C1-C6)alkoxy, nitro, amino, trifluoromethyl, cyano, hydroxy, acetyl or methylenedioxy groups, or represents a pyridinyl group, a thienyl group, an indolyl group, or a pyrimidinyl group optionally substituted by one or more (C1-C6)alkoxy groups, where, of the two carbon-carbon bonds represented by , one is single and the other may be single or double. The compounds of this invention are useful as therapeutic agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2009
    Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis
    Inventors: Frederic Galli, Odile LeClerc, Alistair Lochead, Alain Nedelec
  • Patent number: 7582643
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, wherein the substituents are as defined herein, compositions containing such compounds and the uses of such compounds for the treatment of various diseases and conditions such as asthma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc
    Inventors: Tanisha D. Blake, Bruce C. Hamper, Wei Huang, James R. Kiefer, Jr., Joseph B. Moon, Bradley E. Neal, Kirk L. Olson, Matthew J. Pelc, Barbara A. Schweitzer, Atli Thorarensen, John I. Trujillo, Steven R. Turner
  • Patent number: 7579365
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of N-substituted indole-3-glyoxylamides of the general formula I as antitumor agents and to a pharmaceutical composition having antitumor action, characterized in that it contains at least one of the compounds of the general formula 1, if appropriate also in the form of the physiologically tolerable acid addition salts or N-oxides. Furthermore, the invention also includes antitumor agents comprising as active compound one or more N-substituted indole-3-glyoxylamides according to the general formula 1 and, if appropriate, their physiologically tolerable acid addition salts and, if possible, N-oxides and a pharmaceutically utilizable carrier and/or diluent or auxiliary substance in the form of tablets, coated tablets, capsules, solutions for infusion or ampoules, suppositories, patches, powder preparations which can be employed by inhalation, suspensions, creams and ointments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: ZIOPHRAM Oncology, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernd Nickel, Istvan Szelenyi, Jürgen Schmidt, Peter Emig, Dietmar Reichert, Eckhard Günther, Kay Brune, Guillaume Le Baut
  • Patent number: 7572805
    Abstract: The present application describes compounds according to Formula I, pharmaceutical compositions, comprising at least one compound according to Formula I and optionally at least one additional therapeutic agent and methods of treating various diseases, conditions and disorders associated with modulation of serotonin receptors such as, for example: metabolic diseases, which includes but is not limited to obesity, diabetes, diabetic complications, atherosclerosis, impaired glucose tolerance and dyslipidemia; central nervous system diseases which includes but is not limited to, anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, psychosis, schizophrenia, sleep disorder, sexual disorder and social phobias; cephalic pain; migraine; and gastrointestinal disorders using compounds according to Formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, wherein A, B, D, E, m, n, R3, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and X are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: John M. Fevig, Jianxin Feng, Saleem Ahmad